The People's Choice, from Washington to Harding: A Study in DemocracyThis work discusses how politics, democracy, and the presidency evolved in the United States from 1789 to 1923. |
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... North was producing a revolution which would soon leave New England and the Middle States dependent for their prosperity upon a high tariff . The Jefferson - Madison Embargo Act and the War of 1812 had stimulated manufacturing in the North ...
... North was producing a revolution which would soon leave New England and the Middle States dependent for their prosperity upon a high tariff . The Jefferson - Madison Embargo Act and the War of 1812 had stimulated manufacturing in the North ...
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... North and South . Polk was elected . ' Polk was born in North Carolina in 1795. His family had been in America since about 1680 , and his grandfather had been an officer in the Revolutionary Army ; but none of the Polks had ever ...
... North and South . Polk was elected . ' Polk was born in North Carolina in 1795. His family had been in America since about 1680 , and his grandfather had been an officer in the Revolutionary Army ; but none of the Polks had ever ...
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... North and one by the South , and each with a legislative veto . In either case the Southern civilization would be protected ; and Calhoun knew that this was the last chance . The North already far outnumbered the South , and with the ...
... North and one by the South , and each with a legislative veto . In either case the Southern civilization would be protected ; and Calhoun knew that this was the last chance . The North already far outnumbered the South , and with the ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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